Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 1, 2022

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $167.56/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 463 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $160.93/cwt ≈ $575/hd at 357 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.85/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 469 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	579	1,262	937
Feeder cattle	459	846	706
Slaughter cattle	53	207	131
Replacement cattle	67	209	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week age; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady; Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$691	—
400	400	1	192.50	$192.50	$770	+2.50
450	450	2	180.00–187.00	$183.50	$826	+6.00
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	+9.21
550	550	1	165.00	$165.00	$908	—
600	600	3	157.50–165.00	$160.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	205.00	$205.00	$718	-7.50
400	400	1	205.00	$205.00	$820	—
450	450	1	185.00	$185.00	$832	-1.20
550	550	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,006	+27.83
600	600	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,008	+20.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	197.50	$197.50	$494	—
300	300	2	192.50–195.00	$193.75	$581	—
350	350	1	195.00	$195.00	$682	+10.00
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	—
700	700	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,008	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	167.50	$167.50	$603	—
400	400	6	162.50–165.00	$164.00	$656	—
450–490	469	10	152.00–160.00	$156.85	$736	+0.85
500–525	506	8	147.50–155.00	$149.97	$759	+0.39
550–580	564	8	137.50–145.00	$140.90	$795	-2.40
600–630	610	3	130.00–139.00	$134.59	$821	—
650–670	657	3	129.00–131.00	$130.00	$854	—
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	+3.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	172.50	$172.50	$431	—
300	300	2	167.50–170.00	$168.75	$506	—
350–380	357	15	155.00–165.00	$160.93	$575	—
400	400	2	152.50	$152.50	$610	+1.92
450	450	2	150.00	$150.00	$675	+2.34
500	500	3	140.00–145.00	$143.33	$717	+2.07
550–590	563	6	130.00–137.50	$134.31	$756	-0.95
600–630	608	4	125.00–127.00	$125.49	$763	-3.96
650	650	4	117.50–120.00	$119.38	$776	-2.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	6	160.00–165.00	$162.38	$427	—
300	300	4	155.00–160.00	$158.75	$476	—
350–380	367	3	145.00–150.00	$147.43	$541	-0.94
400–425	405	5	140.00–147.50	$142.53	$577	-1.21
450	450	3	140.00	$140.00	$630	+3.41
500	500	5	140.00	$140.00	$700	+13.02
600	600	3	120.00	$120.00	$720	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	4	200.00–205.00	$202.46	$618	—
350–390	364	7	185.00–197.50	$189.77	$691	+9.39
400–430	406	5	182.50–187.50	$185.89	$755	+12.16
450–480	463	15	162.50–180.00	$167.56	$776	+3.43
500–540	519	7	160.00–167.50	$163.31	$848	+6.65
550	550	2	160.00–169.00	$164.50	$905	+19.89
650	650	1	143.00	$143.00	$930	+8.58
700	700	3	135.00	$135.00	$945	+8.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	210.00	$210.00	$420	—
300	300	1	200.00	$200.00	$600	+17.58
350–370	356	7	172.50–187.50	$179.55	$639	+8.59
400–425	415	5	170.00–175.00	$170.96	$709	+7.06
450–470	455	4	155.00–165.00	$160.56	$731	+8.87
500–525	504	6	150.00–157.50	$151.93	$766	+7.93
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	+17.46
600–635	614	9	135.00–145.00	$138.59	$851	+7.79
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	+7.16
700	700	1	129.00	$129.00	$903	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	4	207.50–217.50	$213.00	$671	—
350	350	1	195.00	$195.00	$682	—
400	400	2	190.00	$190.00	$760	+1.61
450–475	469	6	180.00–187.50	$182.03	$854	+2.97
500–530	517	7	174.00–182.50	$176.30	$911	+7.93
550	550	1	172.50	$172.50	$949	+19.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1510	1112	80-85%	17	68.00–75.00	$71.35	$793	—
915–1415	1187	80-85%	28	76.00–83.00	$80.01	$950	+12.04
1030–1370	1221	80-85%	8	84.00–91.00	$85.91	$1,049	+10.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1020	836	85-90%	4	59.00–65.00	$62.28	$521	—
885–930	908	85-90%	2	48.00–52.00	$50.05	$454	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1920	1575	75-80%	4	77.00–80.00	$78.45	$1,236	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1405	1183	4	90.00–96.00	$92.82	$1,098	—
1030–1950	1441	7	98.00–104.00	$101.17	$1,458	—
1570–1875	1695	5	106.00–113.00	$108.59	$1,841	+1.16

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–1165	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	730.00–850.00	$793.79
825–1055	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	610.00–810.00	$733.43
1000–1255	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,090.00	$1,022.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1285	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	825.00–1,025.00	$911.64
1100–1245	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,020.00–1,140.00	$1,064.68
1100–1425	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,251.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1275	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,130.00–1,350.00	$1,231.33	—
1295	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,290.00	$1,290.00	-260.00
1240–1440	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,294.48	—
1310–1695	1525	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,425.00–1,550.00	$1,479.89	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
915–1370	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	970.00–1,130.00	$1,065.93	-309.07
1065–1240	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,030.00	$1,004.59	-336.10

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.